24-Three of Wands Reversed Rider Waite Family Tarot Reading

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Card Meanings: Holding On To The Past, Lack Of Progress/ Adventure/Growth, Arrogance, Moving Home, Failure, Self-Doubt, Carelessness, Restriction, Mistakes, Returning Travels, Lack Of Confidence, Pride, Disappointed With Choices/Outcome, Haunted By The Past, Frustration, Clipped Wings, Lack Of Foresight/ Planning, Failed Long Distance Relationship

It’s quite easy to mistake the meaning of a card named the Lord of Virtue. We can easily be misled into thinking that this means being dutiful and ‘doing the right thing’. However there is a much deeper level to this card than is immediately apparent. Virtue is about excellence – ethically and personally. It is about developing and maintaining high standards of behaviour, and then learning to have the confidence, self belief and strength of character to live out those standards through our every act. When we fall short of our expectations of ourselves, we retreat, disappointed and ashamed of ourselves. We can then take a long time to climb back up to the higher ground from which we can regard our own acts as part of the grand pattern of life. And, in the meantime, we continue to disappoint ourselves.

This is obviously not good for us, and neither is it good for life. So we need strategies to reduce the number of times we feel we let ourselves down, methods of forgiving ourselves when we do, and ways of recovering lost virtue as quickly as we can. This is where the 3 of Wands comes in. So, on a day ruled by him, make yourself a promise…..you will spend a little time moving back into the centre of yourself – do this by sitting quietly and gently drawing in breath, directing it to your heart centre and allowing it to fill you up with energy. When you have done that, spend a few more minutes thinking about your ethical standpoint. Ask yourself if you are out of alignment with yourself about anything. (Please avoid the trap of going “Absolutely EVERYTHING!!!!” This won’t help! Much better to work on one issue at a time, rather than allowing yourself to be overwhelmed.) If you find something you are unhappy about in your own behaviour, think the act, thought or feeling through without judging it. Work out why you have done/said/thought this thing. Go to the core of the problem, and do not blame anybody else. When you find the core reason, write it down on a piece of paper, tear the paper into several different pieces and throw them in the rubbish bin.

Since you have now rid yourself of the core problem, you now have no further need to act out that problem. So forgive yourself and do it differently.

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Elements of the Psychic World
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Elements of the Psychic World: Fodor thought that Ted felt misunderstood and longed to be esteemed for his writing talent. He theorized that Ted was unconsciously venting his frustrations by projecting them into aggressive poltergeist activity. Fodor explained this to Ted and suggested that if a way could be found to help him feel appreciated and valued as a person, he would have no need to express himself in such a destructive way. Fodor then took a risk by announcing that Ted was a gifted writer and that if his talent could be recognized the poltergeist activity would stop. He suggested that Ted should write his own account of what had happened, and, as expected, this had a therapeutic effect on Ted. His family gave Ted a newfound respect, and his self-esteem was boosted. Although a few more incidents happened (the psychological working-out process, as Fodor explained), they gradually stopped.

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Creative Tarot: The interpretations of the cards change as society changes. The Lovers card, of course, does not require a man and a woman to fulfill its meaning. And at one point, I read in an old tarot book that the Three of Wands indicated that a family member was going to die and leave me a chateau in his or her will. But the Three of Wands no longer means “free chateau”; now it means exploration and adventure. You will experience the cards differently than I will, because they are based on your own experiences and your own philosophy and values. Just because we may have different takes on a card doesn’t mean that I can’t learn from your interpretations, and I hope you can learn something from mine.

Tarot Triumphs: The twenty-two picture cards of the traditional Tarot pack are known both as Tarot Triumphs and Tarot Trumps. Colorful and resonant, these cards form a unique set of symbols that can be used for divination, inspiration, and illumination. The Tarot are called the Trionfi in Italy, the country linked to their earliest-known history, and although they have been allied with the four-suit pack of playing cards for much of their existence, they stand apart as an independent set of cards. It is the Triumphs that form the focus of this book. Although ‘Trumps’ is more commonly used, I have chosen to single out the word ‘Triumphs’ because it connects us with a particular kind of spectacle that was current when Tarot first appeared, and which may shed light on the birth of Tarot itself.

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Reversed Cards: Are you someone who handles change well? Or are you someone who totally flips out when even the smallest amount of change rattles at the cage of your everyday life? If you have received this card in the blocked aspect, you might want to see what areas of your life are moving and evolving without you. You may very well be trying to dig in your heels, but the universe just has other plans for you. One of the hardest lessons for us humans to learn is that the universe often has different plans for us than we have for ourselves. So what are you afraid might happen if you follow the divine path as opposed to the ego path? Like it or not, if this card has shown up in a reading or daily draw, things have already begun to move. At this point, you’re only blocked because you are refusing to catch up. That’s okay. The universe is going to pull you along anyway. You can keep kicking and screaming, or you can have faith that this new path has all you want and need. It is entirely up to you.